Barron Trump’s Fortune Tops Melania’s, Thanks to Crypto Investments

Like his father and grandfather before him, Barron Trump seems to have a keen business sense. The son of Donald Trump and Melania Trump is enjoying a particularly lucrative 2025: at just 19 years of age, the youngest member of the Trump clan now has a larger fortune than his own mother, thanks to cryptocurrencies.

Due to the sale of tokens, Barron’s fortune has jumped by $80 million in recent months and now totals $150 million, according to Forbes. On top of this, he is said to hold almost 2.3 billion tokens, which he could resell for $525 million.

The first of the Trump clan to take an interest in the cryptocurrency market, Barron convinced his family to set up his own company in the field, World Liberty Financial, which came into being at the end of 2024. Barron spent his summer “meeting with business partners” and “striking deals,” writes People, before quietly resuming classes at New York University's Washington, DC campus.

Donald Trump's second term in the White House has largely benefited his children, writes Forbes. In one year, Donald Trump Jr. added a zero to his fortune, which now totals $500 million. The cryptocurrency market and various contracts signed, including some in Qatar, have been even more beneficial for Eric Trump, who has seen his bank account grow from $40 million to $750 million over the same period. Ivanka Trump, for her part, is said to have $100 million—which is trifle, compared with the billion dollars held by her husband, Jared Kushner, a businessman specializing in real estate.

The man who has benefited most from buying and selling cryptocurrencies remains the President of the United States. His investments earned him two billion dollars, out of the three billion in profits he made over the year. Jumping 70%, his fortune now stands at $7.3 billion. The Republican moves up 118 places in the Forbes 400 ranking (listing the richest men in America) to the 201st position.

For her part, Melania has a wallet worth $20 million, which has grown thanks to “classic means for a First Lady (books, conferences, documentaries),” the media outlet notes. Not to be left unmoved by the promise of cryptocurrency, she has launched her own meme coin, $MELANIA, a speculative token whose aesthetic is based on a meme and whose value is decided by buyers. Listed on the stock exchange, its value is estimated at $200 million.

Originally appeared in Vanity Fair France.